Institute of Economics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Economics, in particular Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, Applied Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, in Particular Economic Policy
- Professorship for Economics, in particular Empirical Microeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular empirical Macroeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular Microeconometrics and Policy Evaluation
Organisation profile
In research and teaching, the Institute of Economics deals with economic issues covering a wide range of topics.
The Institute's thematic focuses include applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, empirical economic research, economic policy, economic theory and financial markets. The following pages provide a detailed insight into the research and teaching activities of the institute.
Main research areas
The main research areas of the Institute of Economics are:
- Microeconometric studies on international firm activity, firm demography and workplace dynamics, and industrial relations
- Economic analyses of regulation and deregulation
- Economic analyses of insurance markets
- Applied microeconomics with empirical focus (e.g. labour, health, education).
- Macroeconomic research questions in areas such as labour market research, inequality research, monetary policy, fiscal policy, foreign trade theory and growth theory.
- 2014
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Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels und Firmenpaneldaten aus Erhebungen der Amtlichen Statistik - substitutive oder komplementäre Inputs für die Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung?
Wagner, J., 01.03.2014, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 47, 1-2, p. 63-70 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrierte Versorgung - Wettbewerbspotenzial in der Gesundheitsversorgung heben!
Ehlert, A. & Wein, T., 03.2014, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 94, 3, p. 194-202 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Works Councils and the Management of Human Resources: Evidence from German Establishment Data
Pfeifer, C., 02.2014, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 35, 1, p. 143-163 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises
Wagner, J., 22.01.2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 3, p. 294-302 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of fair own wage perceptions: The moderating effect of works councils and performance evaluations
Pfeifer, C., 02.01.2014, In: Applied Economics Letters. 21, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports, Foreign Direct Investments and Productivity: Are Services Firms different?
Wagner, J., 02.01.2014, In: The Service Industries Journal. 34, 1, p. 24 - 37 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occupational sex segregation and working time: Regional evidence from Germany
Humpert, S., 01.01.2014, In: Panoeconomicus. 61, 3, p. 317-329 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A note on firm age and the margins of imports: First evidence from Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 305).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A note on quality of a firm's exports and distance to destination countries: First evidence from Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 302).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A note on the granular nature of imports in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 312).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A Note on the Granular Nature of Imports in German Manufacturing Industries
Wagner, J., 2014, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 65, 3, p. 241-252 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Before-after differences in labor market outcomes for participants in medical rehabilitation in Germany
Pfeifer, C., Fischer, S., Wiemer, A. & Petrunyk, I., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series Economics; no. 318).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Credit constraints and margins of import: First evidence for German manufacturing enterprises
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 294).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of Female Employment in Egyptian Firms
Abdelgouad, A. F. & Pfeifer, C., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1267-1275 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Firm Profitability: Quality matters!
Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1644-1652 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Firm Profitability: Qualtiy matters!
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 296).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-Model with enterprise data from France, Italy and Spain
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 310).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Extensive Margins of Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 298).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Extensive margins of imports, productivity and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1669-1678 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 308).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Innovation and exports of German business services enterprises: First evidence from a new type of firm data
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2014, Innovation, Globalization and Firm Dynamics: Lessons for enterprise policy. Ferragina, A. M., Taymaz, E. & Yilmaz, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Milton Park / New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 137 - 160 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Is Export Diversification good for Productivity? First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 297).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Law versus Economics? How should insurance intermediaries influence the insurance demand decision.
Pape, A., 2014, Lüneburg, p. 1-22, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 299).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Liability rule failures? Evidence from german court decisions.
Pape, A., 2014, 300 ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-32, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 300).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 292).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 745-756 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mehr Wirtschaftlichkeit durch Systemwechsel? Empirische Befunde zum neuen kommunalen Haushalts- und Rechnungswesen
Gärtner, J., 2014, 1 ed. LIT Verlag. 288 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 306).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises
Wagner, J., 2014, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 134, 3, p. 371-377 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector
Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 328).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Still different after all these years: Extensive and intensive margins of exports in East and West German manufacturing enterprises
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 313).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Short-Run Impact of Twinning in the First Birth on Female Labor Supply in Tanzania
Schwiebert, J., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1261-1266 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany
Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 295).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- 2013
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Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance in German Services: First Evidence based on Official Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.12.2013, In: The Service Industries Journal. 33, 15-16, p. 1564-1598 35 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Risk or Resilience? The Role of Trade Integration and Foreign Ownership for the Survival of German Enterprises during the Crisis 2008-2010
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 288).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Political expenditure cycles and election outcomes: Evidence from disaggregation of public expenditures by economic functions
Enkelmann, S. & Leibrecht, M., 01.10.2013, In: Economics Letters. 121, 1, p. 128-132 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data
Ehlert, A., Oberschachtsiek, D. & Prawda, S., 10.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 284).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Establishment exits in Germany: The role of size and age
Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 10.2013, In: Small Business Economics. 41, 3, p. 683 - 700 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Credit Constraints, Foreign Ownership, and Foreign Takeovers in Germany
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 09.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 283).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Likelihood-based panel cointegration test in the presence of a linear time trend and cross-sectional dependence
Arsova, A. & Karaman Örsal, D., 08.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series; no. 280).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Fertility reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe: Recent evidence from order-specific data
Goldstein, J. R., Kreyenfeld, M., Jasilioniene, A. & Karaman Örsal, D., 10.07.2013, In: Demographic Research. 29, p. 85-104 20 p., 4.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does immigrant employment matter for export sales? Evidence from Denmark
Hiller, S., 06.2013, In: Review of World Economics. 149, 2, p. 369-394 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Wagner, J., Vogel, A. & Temouri, Y., 06.2013, In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 25, 1, p. 146-158 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ausländische Unternehmen und Übernahmeeffekte - neue Fakten für Deutschland
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 04.2013, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 93, 4, p. 247-251 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Environmental Protection of Foreign Firms in Germany: Does the country of origin matter?
Weche Gelübcke, J. P. & Wedl, I., 04.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 267).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective
Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 01.03.2013, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 46, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First evidence for enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.03.2013, In: International Economics. 132, 4, p. 117-139 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Micro-econometric studies of international firm activities and firm performance: Introduction by guest editor
Wagner, J., 01.03.2013, In: Review of World Economics. 149, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cyclical absenteeism among private sector, public sector and self-employed workers
Pfeifer, C., 03.2013, In: Health Economics. 22, 3, p. 366-370 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports, imports and firm survival: first evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J., 03.2013, In: Review of World Economics. 149, 1, p. 113-130 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review